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The audiences used to say, 'Are you a Donovan fan or a Dylan fan?' It was all very naive, really.

~Donovan

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The idea of the mystic solo, meditating away on his own, is only one path of yoga. Very early on, I chose the path of Life. One path is austerity and isolation, the other is Life. But they both lead to the same place.

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I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jimmy Page gave me the MOJO Maverick award. I got an Ivor Novella Award for my very first song.

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Honors and awards are very interesting, and I truly accept them. I have very high regard for what they mean. What they mean is that they're pointing to the work.

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My guitar-playing always included bass lines, melody lines, and rhythm-guitar grooves.

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In 1968, I bought a 114-foot yacht, built in 1946, and lived on the Greek islands for a while. We had an extraordinary time in it. Then I gave it to The Beatles.

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The similarity between my music and The Beatles' music is it has within it a very positive quality. It's woven with humor.

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Myself and The Beatles thought surely there was a way through our fame and success to bring something to our generation to help chill the future out.

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The Beatles and I became fast friends.

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Part of being a pop star is image. I'm told by many of my female fans that I was the poster on their bedroom walls. But if I only had that - the image and the beauty and the curly locks - I would have been a 'normal' pop star, one who comes and goes after one hit record.

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: May 10th, 1946

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